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Posted June 12, 2010 12:47 am

Garden Briefs: June 12, 2010

'Florida Friendly'

topic of workshop

A workshop on Florida-Friendly Landscaping will be held, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, at the St. Johns County Agriculture Center, 3125 Agricultural Center Drive. The program is sponsored by St. Johns County Cooperative Extension Service. Both homeowner association board members and homeowners are invited. Learn how your community can have aesthetically-pleasing landscapes that use minimal irrigation, fertilizer and pesticides.

New legislation (SB 2080) that goes into effect in July prohibits community associations from restricting residents from using Florida-Friendly principles, but residents do need to get landscape changes approved by their association boards. Many communities experienced damage to their landscapes from the cold winter we had this year, so it may be just the right time to re-evaluate your landscapes and work with your residents on the best ways to become Florida-Friendly. Call the St. Johns County Agriculture Center at 209-0430 to reserve a seat.

Landscape Design classes

One of the best investments you can make in your home is landscaping. Unlike other home improvement projects, a landscape tends to appreciate with time as opposed to depreciating like a new appliance.

Learn to create a landscape design for your home by attending our three session class.

You must attend all three sessions for this class to benefit you. For each week we build on the previous information and by the end of the third session you can have a completed design. By attending the three classes it also entitles you to a site visit for an evaluation of your plan.

The class will be held on three consecutive Mondays in June, 14, 21 and 28, 9:30-noon. Cost of the course is $30 and class size is limited to 15 projects.

This class will be held at the St. Johns County Extension Office 3125 Agriculture Center Drive. Call 209-0430 to register.

Keiki Club will meet

June 27 for repotting

Sue Bottom will demonstrate how to repot phalaenopsis orchids at the Keiki Club meeting of the St. Augustine Orchid Society, 1 to 3 p.m., June 27, at her home, 6916 Cypress Lake Court. Bring a folding chair.